Seam presser



June 4, 1963 M. B. wlR 3,092,707

SEAM PRESSER Filed June 7. 1960 INVENTOR 4124M} M14 ATTEI RN EYS United States Patent 3,092,707 SEAM PRESSER Mildred B. Wirth, 4121 A St, Little Rock, Ark.

, Filed June 7, 1900, Ser. No. 34,576

1 Claim. Cl. 219-41 This invention relates to electrical appliances for use in the home or factory, and in particular a heated cylindrical b-uck having a hinged material retaining plate at one side extended from a handle, whereby a seam may be drawn through the machine between the buck and plate for pressing seams of garments as the garments leave a sewing machine.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a seam pressing machine by which a seamstress may press the seams of a garment thereby making it possible for the seamstress to complete forming a garment without leaving the sewing machine.

At present, after sewing a garment, it is necessary for the seamstress to carry the garment to an ironing board and press the seams with a conventional electric iron. By this means considerable time is lost and it is not only necessary for the seamstress to carry the garment from one location to another, but it is also necessary to lift the relatively heavy electric iron in the ironing process. With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a relatively small seam pressing machine having a buck extended from a grip or handle whereby seams are pressed as the sewing operation is completed, by drawing the seams between a spring actuated plate or finger and a heated buck or cylinder extended from the grip or handle.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide a relatively small seam pressing machine that may be placed on the table of a sewing machine and picked Ep with one hand for use with material held in the other and.

Another object of the invention is to provide a seam pressing machine in the form of a pistol so that the pressing elements of the machine may be readily positioned on material of a garment.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a seam pressing machine having a spring actuated arm positioned to bear against a buck in which the machine may be inverted and used as a small iron.

A further object of the invention is to provide a seam pressing machine having a heated cylinder or buck in which means is provided for regulating the temperature of the buck.

A further object of the invention is to provide a seam pressing machine which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a grip or handle, a tube having a heating element therein providing a buck extended from one end of the handle, a spring actuated plate hinged to the handle and positioned to co-act with the buck, a trigger for actuating the plate, and a stand in which the machine is removably positioned.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of the improved seam presser of the present invention mounted on a stand.

FIGURE 2 is a front elevational view of the seam presser of FIGURE 1, with parts broken away and in section.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of FIGURE 2 and illustrating a heat control means.

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of FIGURE 1.

3,092,707 Patented June 4, 1963 Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the improved seam presser of this invention comprises a horizontally disposed cylinder or buck 10 having a heating element 11 therein. The buck 10 has one end free and the other end secured to one face of a head 12 which is mounted on the upper end of an upwardly sloping handle 13. The buck 10 is on the face of the head remote from the lower end of the handle 13.

A flat plate 14 extends along the under side of the buck 10 to the head 12. There'is provided a trigger 15 for-med integrally with the end portion of the plate 14 adjacent the head 12, the trigger 15 depends perpendicularly from the plate '14- and has its lower end portion bent away from the plate 14. A screw 16, extending into the head 12, loosely secures the trigger 15 to the head 12 for movement of the plate 14 toward and away from the underside of the buck 10. A spring 17 is operatively connected to the trigger 15 and biases it toward the buck 10. A stand is provided and includes a horizontally disposed base plate 18. An L-shaped bracket 20 has its long leg thereof disposed in superimposed spaced relation with respect to the base plate 18 and secured thereto. The bracket 20 has the short leg 19 thereof extending vertically above the junction of the long leg to form a stop.

An upright U-shaped member having legs 22 and 23 rises from the long leg of the bracket 20 inwardly of the free end thereof, and a horizontally disposed support pin 21 extends between the legs 22 and 23.

To remove the presser handle 13 from the support stand, the handle is rotated in the clockwise direction as shown in FIGURE 1 until the toe 41 is free of the inner surface of the bracket leg 19, then the handle 13 is moved to the right to free the recess '40 from the pin 21. This permits further upward tilting movement of the handle 13 to free it from the support. To replace the seam presser on the support reverse action is employed. First the toe 41 is inserted in the space between the pin 21 and the leg 19, with the handle 13 more or less vertical. Then the handle 13 is permitted to rotate in a counter-clockwise direction to engage the recess 40 on the pin 21 and then to engage the toe with the leg 19. The leg of the buck 10 will retain the presser on the support in the position shown in FIGURE 1 until again removed. The cylinder forming the buck 10 has one end thereof engaging a bushing 24 on the head 12, and the extended end of the buck is provided with an inclined surface 25. An inclined surface '27 is provided on the upper portion of the tip providing a miniature electric iron.

The bushing 24 is contingous to the outer surface of a web 28 which is spaced from the head by a slot 29. The bushing 24 and web 28 are provided with openings 30 in which a bushing or ferrule 31 is positioned. An electric cord 32 extends through an opening 33 in the head and also through the ferrule 31 whereby wires of the cord are connected to opposite ends of the heating element 11 in the buck. The head 12 is secured to the handle 13 by a screw 34.

The trigger 15 of the plate or finger 1 4 is provided with an opening 35 that is positioned over a shank of the screw 16 and with the diameter of the opening greater than that of the screw suflicient play is provided to form a hinge whereby with the trigger '15 pressed inwardly the extended end of the plate 14 is held away from the surface of the buck thereby facilitating inserting material having a seam therein between the plate and buck. The lower end 36 of the trigger '15 is inserted in an opening 37 in the handle 13 and with the parts released the end 36 is urged outwardly resiliently holding the plate 14 against the under surface of the buck. The trigger 3 and plate are shown in released positions in FIGURE 1, whereas in FIGURES the trigger is shown in an inwardly arranged position whereby the plate 14 is spaced below the lower surface of the buck.

A facing plate 38 is secured by a screw 39 on the face of the handle 13 and the lower end of the portion of the handle 13 below the buck 10 is provided with a recess 40 that receives the pin 21, and a toe 41 that engages an arm or stop 19 extended upwardly from the bracket 20.

The bracket is secured to a boss 42 on the base plate '18 by a bolt 43, the bolt 43 extending through the horizontally disposed section of the bracket 20 and also through an opening 44 in the horizontally disposed web 45 of the U-shaped support formed by the web 45 and bars 22 and 23. A washer 46 may be provided below the head of the bolt 43 and between the head and bracket 20. With the stand or support formed in this manner the seam presser is retained in an upright position by placing the slot 40 over the pin 21 and by rotating the buck and handle around the pin 21 until the nose or toe 41 is in engagement with the inner surface of the member 19. To remove the presser from the stand it is necessary to move the toe 41 downwardly until a projecting surface 47 of the handle passes below the pin 21. In this position the presser is readily removed from the base or stand. 7

The electric cord 32 is connected to a rheostat 48 so that there is provided a means for providing different degrees of heat in the buck.

With the parts assembled as illustrated and described the'seam presser is placed in a convenient location beside a seamstress and as the material leaves a sewing machine a seam may be drawn between the plate 14 and lower surface of the buck 10 so that the seam may be immediately pressed so that upon completion of the sewing operation on a garment the manufacture of the garment is completed.

The seam presser may be used on the stand or may be held in a hand of a seamstress and the presser may be used in an upright position as shown in FIGURES 1 and 3 or may be used in an inverted position with the upper surface thereof, or fiat surface 27 used as an iron.

The electrically heated presser of this invention may also be used for other purposes.

It will be understood that modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a seam presser including a handle arranged in an upwardly sloping direction, a head on the upper end of the handle, and a horizontally disposed buck provided with a heat producing means projecting from said head remote from the lower end of said handle, of a support for said presser comprising a base plate, an L-shaped bracket having the long leg thereof arranged in superimposed spaced relation with respect to said base plate and connected thereto, the short leg of said bracket being vertical and above the long leg and providing a stop, a U-shaped member rising from the portion of said long leg adjacent the free end thereof, a support pin extending between the legs of said member intermediate the ends thereof, said handle being provided with a toe on the lower end remote from said buck and with a recess on the lower end portion thereof below said buck, said handle being normally supported in the upwardly sloping position with said pin received in said recess and with said toe bearing against said stop, said handle being removable from said support upon execution of movement from the horizontal position to a substantially vertical position to free said recess from said pin and to free said toe from engagement with said stop.

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